'I can't wait to cheer for whatever lucky team that drafts Personally I hope he goes to my favorite team. Sam received much public support Sunday night from people throughout the world of sports. If you've ever been in a Division I or pro locker room, it's a business place. 'Hopefully it will be the same like my locker room,' he told ESPN. Sam will participate in the NFL combine later this month in Indianapolis and is projected to be a mid-round draft pick in May. He said he came out to his teammates and coaches at Missouri in August. In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports, Sam said publicly for the first time that he was gay. 'I just want to go to the team who drafts me,' Sam told ESPN in an interview that aired Sunday, 'because that team knows about me, knows that I'm gay, and also knows that I work hard. Missouri's All-America defensive end came out to the entire country Sunday night and could become the first openly gay player in America's most popular sport.
Tolerance is about to be tested in the National Football League.Īnd Michael Sam hopes his ability is all that matters, not his sexual orientation.
